AshendenA thief, languishing in prison for stealing moments, escapes and becomes a chronometric fugitive. Women wait in a long, endless line, night and day, without knowing what is at the beginning of the line. An otherworldly marble called the Ustek Cloudy passes through the hands of Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Earhart, and D. B. Cooper just before they each disappear off the face of the earth. Whether they are called fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, or parodies, the stories in this collection—the first from Gay Terry—blend the real and the fantastic in an imaginative and mischievous way. Written in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Angela Carter, and Edgar Allan Poe, these contemporary fables present remarkable characters trapped in unusual situations. |
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... secret police had not taken note of him , and if he had been followed and seen to land in France , the fact that there was no stamp on his passport would be difficult to explain . Of course he had his story ready , but he well knew that ...
... secret service as Gustav . ' He's the best fellow we've got , ' said R. ' His information is always very full and circumstantial . I want you to give his reports your very best attention . Of course Gustav is a clever little chap , but ...
... secret interviews with him in Yokohama and had learnt that Professor Z. , though eager to free his country from the Austrian rule and , since he knew that this could only come about by the downfall of the Central Powers , with the ...